The unregulated and uncontrolled operation of
laundries, launderettes, laundermats, laundromats and dry-cleaning
establishments creates serious problems affecting the citizens of
the Borough and also the welfare of Palisades Park in that:
A.
To permit such establishments to operate on a twenty-four-hour-a-day
basis creates serious problems of police supervision and fire hazards.
B.
To permit such establishments to remain open without
supervision by the owners thereof creates additional problems in that
dangers to infant children arise due to the fact that such children
may be mangled or otherwise injured by the operation of machinery
in the establishment.
C.
The presence of coin boxes and receptacles constitutes
an invitation to thieves to break in and steal.
D.
Idle and dissolute characters may congregate in such
establishments.
E.
The operation of establishments for a twenty-four-hour
period constitutes an invasion of the peace and quiet which the citizens
of Palisades Park should enjoy in their homes.
No laundry, launderette, laundermat, laundromat
or dry-cleaning establishment shall be open for the conduct of business
on any day of the week other than between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
10:00 p.m., prevailing time.
During the hours when such an establishment
is open for the transaction of business, there shall be in attendance
either the owner thereof or his duly constituted servant, agent or
employee.
This article shall not be applied to any laundry,
launderette, laundermat, laundromat or wet-wash or dry-cleaning establishment
located in a residence dwelling and maintained exclusively for the
use of the residents of that dwelling.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes any establishment of the so-called coin variety
whereby the facilities of such an establishment are available to a
patron by the insertion of a coin or coins to set the machinery in
motion.
No person shall engage in, carry on, pursue
or conduct within the Borough any laundry, launderette, laundermat,
laundromat or wet-wash and drying, cleaning or dyeing establishment,
business or installation, except installations in buildings solely
and exclusively for residential purposes for the sole use of tenants
thereof, without a license therefor from the Board of Health.
All licenses shall expire on June 30 of each
year.
Application for such license and annual renewals
thereof shall be made on forms provided by the Board of Health and
filed by the applicant at the Board of Health. The license fee shall
accompany each application for a license or renewal thereof. The approval
of the Fire Department and Building Department, in accordance with
ordinances and regulations governing the same, shall be a condition
precedent to the issuance of each license and each annual renewal.
The Health Officer may suspend or revoke any
license issued under this article for a violation of any of the provisions
of this article or of any regulation or order of the Health Officer
made in accordance with this article, after the licensee shall have
been given notice of the violation and an opportunity to show cause
before the Health Officer why the license should not be suspended
or revoked. The Health Officer shall have the power to promulgate
such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate sanitary,
health and plumbing provisions of this article.
A.
All places and spaces used for laundries, launderettes,
laundermats, laundromats and wet-wash and drying, cleaning or dyeing
establishments shall be sufficiently and properly covered with nonabsorbent
paint or cement or other impervious material. There shall be an adequate
supply of water available for flushing and cleaning purposes, and
flooring shall be properly graded to a trapped inlet having direct
connection with the house drain.
B.
Sufficient toilet facilities for male and female employees
of such establishments shall be provided.
C.
Machines used for washing, laundering, cleaning or
dyeing shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned and shall be kept cleaned
at all times and kept in proper working condition.
D.
The water used for cleaning shall be heated to a temperature
of not less than 180° F. and shall be maintained at that temperature
during the cleaning process, unless some other method which will produce
equal results and is acceptable to the Board of Health is employed.
E.
The rooms in which any washing or laundering facilities
are located shall be adequately ventilated and shall have a sufficient
amount of natural and artificial light.
No machinery used in any laundry, launderette,
laundermat, laundromat or wet-wash and drying, cleaning or dyeing
establishment shall be operated in such a manner as to create any
noises or vibrations which are detrimental to the families of premises
in the surrounding neighborhood.
No laundry, launderette, laundermat, laundromat
or wet-wash and drying, cleaning or dyeing establishment shall be
conducted in any building devoted exclusively to residential occupation
or in any residential portion of a building, except that there may
be established in any such building one or more washing or laundry
facilities, which shall be operated in accordance with the regulations
of this chapter. No license shall be required for the operation of
the washing and laundering facilities in any such residential building
or portion thereof. This limitation does not apply to store units
in buildings occupied in part for residential purposes.
